Department of Modern Languages and Cultures

Spring 2015 Registration Information

If you have trouble registering for an intermediate or upper level French or Spanish class please contact the department chair, Dr. Andrea Parada, at aparada@brockport.edu or (585) 395-5840. If you have met the prerequisite at another institution or have the appropriate level of French or Spanish language proficiency she will give you a permission key number to override the prereqisite.

Jose Cruzado, Class of 2004, BA in Spanish

Mr. Cruzado is the Chief Clerk of Livingston County, Supreme and County Court and is the Chair for the Workforce Diversity Committee for the 7th Judicial District. He came to Modern Languages on Friday November 8 to discuss the importance of being bilingual in the current job market and the growing need for interpreters in the court system.

Civil Engagement Can Make a Difference

Laura Clark ’13 heard an invitation to go to Guatemala while sitting in a lecture at The College at Brockport. She took it to heart. Learn how her Brockport education helped her make a difference in the lives of children in Guatemala.

About the Department

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Brockport offers students the opportunity to study a variety of languages, literatures and cultures within a dynamic and challenging environment. Students acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary in the workplace and develop the analytic skills needed to be effective participants in local and national discussions. Studying languages at Brockport in the context of history, politics and popular culture can help students to follow international events with insight and opens up perspectives to make students informed and responsible citizens of their country and of the world. Learn more about what we offer.